01130nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245004500055210004400100260004200144520075800186100002800944856003600972       2008                        eng d  a1913-610200aSocial Innovation: Access and Leadership0 aSocial Innovation Access and Leadership  aOttawabTalent First Networkc09/20083 aWe live in an age where the rapid pace of technological innovation and the ability to disseminate knowledge far exceed our capacity to ensure that all members of society receive their benefits. The challenges in providing access to technology have been largely solved in this globally connected world. How to best use that technology to increase social value and alleviate lack of education, poverty, and other societal problems is an ongoing question with no easy answers.

This article explores the challenges for social innovation and the use of information technology. These challenges are: i) access to technology; ii) access to learning; iii) the use of technology in teaching and research; and iv) the establishment of a framework of knowledge.1 aRunte, Roseann O'Reilly  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/186